I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
JOHN STEINBECKSocialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
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All great and precious things are lonely.
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And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
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An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
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I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
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In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.
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